MARTYRIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. MARTYRIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARTYRIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARTYRIZE is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARTYRIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARTYRIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MARTYRIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARTYRIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARTYRIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put someone to death or cause them great suffering because of their beliefs, or to make a martyr of them.
Historians say rulers sometimes martyrize their opponents and thereby give them lasting fame. In a milder sense the verb means to torment someone. Many English speakers use it rarely and prefer the noun.
How MARTYRIZE is used
Used in historical or religious writing; martyrise is the British spelling.
- The regime chose to martyrize the preacher in public.
- Powerful states can martyrize dissidents by punishing them too harshly.
- Do not martyrize yourself over a small mistake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARTYRIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARTYRIZE
2 longer words begin with MARTYRIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in MARTYRIZE
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Common questions about MARTYRIZE
- Is MARTYRIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARTYRIZE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARTYRIZE worth?
- MARTYRIZE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARTYRIZE mean?
- To put someone to death or cause them great suffering because of their beliefs, or to make a martyr of them.
- What letters can be added to MARTYRIZE?
- MARTYRIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MARTYRIZE:
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